Meeting this fantastic musician was a most memorable experience. He was one the greatest musicians of our time, and I can still hear his beautiful rendition of Porgy and Bess. This performance and its arrangements are beyond beauty and description.This might be a bit of a long story, so away we go! It all started in my living room many years ago when I was hosting a party for my dear friend Henry Brant, the Pulitzer Prize winning composer . As one of Henry Brant’s guests, he invited his student Teo Macero who also was a composer, head of the popular music division of CBS records at that time.

During our conversation, Teo mentioned that he was doing an editing session of a new Miles Davis CD, and asked if I would like to attend and meet Miles Davis as his guest. (read more…)